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Part 4: One church, two traditions

About 2,000 people living on the Red Lake Indian Reservation are baptized Catholics. That's half the population.

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Commentary: A reflection on Native American spirituality

The Rev. Lisa White Smith has been an Episcopal priest on the White Earth Reservation for nearly a decade. She shares her thoughts on Native American spirituality.

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'The jewelry on American culture'

American Indians fear their spirituality is being stolen and sold.

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The seven fires

Seven prophets came to the Anishinaabe. They came at a time when the people were living a full and peaceful life on the northastern coast of North America. These prophets left the people with seven predictions of what the future would bring. Each of the prophecies was called a fire and each fire referred to a particular era of time that would come in the future. Thus, the teachings of the seven prophets are now called the "Seven Fires."

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Part 8: Returning to the Red Road

As more American Indians seek out their spiritual heritage, there's growing tension over what is traditional.

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Reviving the language

For more than a century, the Ojibwe language has been under assault. Generations of American Indians were forced into government or church-run boarding schools, where their native language and culture were forbidden. Today, only a few can speak Ojibwe fluently. But there are growing efforts to revive the language.

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State Fair Grandstand to get a facelift

Minnesota State Fairgoers will notice some changes to the grandstand this year. The facility is undergoing a $35 million remodeling project.

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Herb Brooks remembered

A funeral is planned Saturday in Minnesota for former U.S. Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks. Minnesota authorities are trying to determine what caused his minivan to spin out of control on an interstate Monday. Brooks was best known for coaching a young American team of hockey players to one of the greatest upsets in history, beating the mighty Soviets in 1980 at the Lake Placid Olympics.

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Looking back at 'The Good Life in Minnesota'

It was 30 years ago, Aug. 13, 1973, when Time magazine devoted its cover and a six-page spread to Minnesota. The cover gushed "The good life in Minnesota," and the article boasted, "a state that works." Gov. Wendell Anderson proudly hoisted a smallish northern pike on that memorable cover photograph. A proud moment in time captured, a time that was soon to pass.

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Remembering Korea: B Company from Duluth

The men of B Company made the front page of the newspaper when they marched through downtown Duluth to the train station. That was the summer of 1950, and they were Marine Reserves on their way to the Korean War. When the war ended, 80 percent of them were injured or wounded, and 10 of them were dead.

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